2012 M3.

I dont miss it one bit. However I still regret selling the car I had before the m3, a supercharged mustang.

 

Lots of diversity and hardcore mini owners. Great!
I previously had a 2005 arctic white Xb. It was actually fun to drive but a tad too slow for my taste. I liked the space. I could just shove my mountain bike the back and go.
Before that I had a silver 02 Wrx. Awesome cars.
I was either going to get another, a Gti, or the Mini. Ultimately the uniqueness of the coopers and the performance with unheard of gas mileage finally swayed me.... oh and I test drove one on a rainy day.

 

What swayed some of you guys???

 

2004 vw r32

 

I wrecked mine, gas mileage, how cool it looks lowered

 

To go MINI? I've always liked small cars (and have owned several) and have wanted a new MINI since the first generation came out. I like the looks, the handling and the gas mileage, among other things. I've been driving a 2003 Ford Lightning for the past 10 years -- a fun, wild beast, but 10 years of burning premium gas at the rate of 14 MPG is enough. Time for a change!

 

The MK7 GTI should be out in a couple of months.. its coming to the U.A.E this july.. I'm sure it should be there by that time too.. the MK7 packs a couple of more horses and has an electronic LSD which they say is a ton of fun.. but IMO, i think the MK7 doesn't look that great.. looks a lot like the polo.. just a bigger polo.. like a polo on steroids..

why do you want to replace your mini anyway? is it giving you problems or are you just looking for change?

 

you... you... you... dint like.. the M3???????!!!!!!!

How can any petrol head not like the M3?? Why dint you like it??

 

I like my MINI very much - very happy with it. I always keep a short list in the back of my head of what I want for my next car, should I need to make a move. I have 34K miles so far and they have been trouble free. That said, if I start having issues before the warranty expires, knowing how some MINI's are, I may make a change. As you can see from my signature, my wife drives a Mazda CX9 and the leader on the short list there is an Audi A6.

 

Well.. Don't go the Audi way unless you plan on keeping the Mini or buying a another 'fun' car.. They're just way too boring to drive.. Explains why they have Lane Assist, Radar Guided Cruise Control and Driver Fatigue Alert Systems cos you have more chances of falling asleep at the wheel in them..

And if you got money to shell out on an A6, why don't you try the Infiniti G37 (the 4 door)? Its luxurious.. Big.. and does pack a nice V6 with 340 horses that makes a sweet sound.. and its power goes to the rear wheels so that you can have fun going sideways around corners.. Unlike the Audi's Quattro which takes all the fun out of.. Everything!

 

It's a very fine machine, just boring to me, felt no connection with it. I didn't track it and it was almost impossible to push it close to its limits where it shines. Also very bad mileage, half of what I get now with the mini, and not practical. The weak torque means you need to rev it to get any power which is not street friendly.

There are a lot of haters out there and lots of m3 getting vandalized, so I did not feel comfortable taking it to some neighborhoods or leaving it in a parking lot long term, which was annoying.

Just a few thoughts, sometimes you connect with a car sometimes not, and some cars fit your lifestyle better than others.

 

^ I definitely know what your saying. Had a 07 Subaru Legacy GT before the Mini and it just never fit me. Maybe it was because it was a auto tragic but just didnt see what the big deal with it was. Think my biggest gripe about the car was that it was a 07 and still didnt have direct injection so you got really crappy MPG.... 15MPG in the winter I remember. Some V8's get that!! For the 26k they were going for brand new... was a joke. Had it for 2 years and never really got to use the AWD to much.. till I got rid of it... then I needed it haha. Compared to my previous 08 Mazdaspeed 3...the Mazda blew it out of the water. In really every single way. Better performance...better MPG... Lower Price. Throw some winter tires on the thing and it was just as good as the Subie IMO. /Rant.

 

Amen to that.

Well the move makes sense if you didn't take the M3 to the track. It is a very track oriented car and don't have much use as a DD.

 

Just saw a rich blue M3 yesterday, and boy! What are you waiting for?!:-)

 

I drove my R50, Otis. (He is Weekend warrior duty now)

 

Damn.. seems like most of you had/have very nice cars before stepping into a MINI. I was in a humble '95 Toyota Corolla. Great gas mileage, but not very fun to drive . It was actually a hand me down from my parents. The 2013 MINI Bayswater was the first car I ever purchased! Love this guy!
Here's a quick photo taken at a random parking lot:

 

Bmw x1 2011

 

2003 Mitsubishi Eclipse with 250k on the odometer. The mini is a significant upgrade.

 

'05 Mazda 3. Definitely an upgrade. I didn't realize Asian autos have no souls.

 

I sold my 2007 Dodge Ram 1500 4x4 w/hemi! Had a 6" lift, 35" mudders, intake, ported throttle body, long tube headers, high flow cats, 3" exhaust w/spintech super pro street muffler, diablo tune on 93 octane, horn blasters trainhorn kit, stereo.......blah blah blah LOL!! I LOVE MY MINI

 

I had a 2006 Hummer H3



and now I have my 2009 MINI COOPER S

 

88 Toyota Celica (donated away with over 180K miles)
90 Acura Integra (sold for as much as I bought it with 180k miles)
98 Honda Prelude (just got rid of it at 247k miles)
02 "bugeye" WRX (traded it in for a Jeep....worse decision ever was a very sad day)
Traded the Jeep for my 2012 MCS! Happy again !!!!

 

2006 GTI:


It had a K04, APR tuning, and loads of suspension mods (none that lowered it though, as I live in ohio ;-). Sold it at 60k miles. The MINI will probably never be as fast in a straight line, but it's way more fun round corners!

--Matt

 

2008 128i Sport.

 

2006 Pontiac grand prix, very stock except for the audio, just never got around to the turbo charger